甜甜圈

tiántiánquān

noun

Measure Word

一个甜甜圈 gè

Meanings

1 doughnut
2 donut

Characters

Examples

他买了一盒巧克力甜甜圈。

Tā mǎi le yì hé qiǎokèlì tiántiánquān.

He bought a box of chocolate doughnuts.

这家咖啡店的甜甜圈特别松软。

Zhè jiā kāfēidiàn de tiántiánquān tèbié sōngruǎn.

This café's doughnuts are especially soft and fluffy.

Tips

memory

Literally 'sweet-sweet ring' — the doubled 甜甜 mimics the shape and the sweetness, and 圈 names the ring form. Loan concept, but the Chinese name is entirely descriptive.

Stroke Order

甜 tián

圈 quān